Ursula von der Leyen has just given Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, who will continue to be responsible for climate protection, the task of reviewing the ban on combustion engines in 2035. It doesn’t spark any enthusiasm in the ailing auto industry. It has much more acute concerns than the climate targets for 2035, which are still relatively far away. The industry is in danger of missing the stricter CO2 fleet limits for 2025. The president of the European automobile association Acea and head of the Renault Group, Luca De Meo, warns of fines of 15 billion euros that could then hit the manufacturers.
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